General Surgery Fellowships
2011-2023
Forty-one out of 60 went into fellowships, eighteen went directly into general surgery private practice. Seventeen went into Trauma/CC, eight in Vascular, five in Plastics, two in Pediatrics, three in MIS, two in Colorectal. One in Breast, one in Transplant, two in Cardiothoracic, one in Burn/CC. One woman did two fellowships: Pediatrics and Trauma/CC.
Thirteen out of 60 went into academic medicine. Two went into military medicine. Six are still in training. Thirty-nine are in private practice.
Twenty-seven practice in Arkansas – 10 at UAMS and 17 elsewhere in state. Twenty-five practice out of state.
Program Graduates 2011-present
| Name | Completion Year | Fellowship Specialty | Fellowship Location | Current Practice | Current Practice Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Copeland | 2011 | Vascular | UAMS, Little Rock, AR | Private practice | Midland, TX |
| Greg Engstrom | 2011 | Private practice | Little Rock, AR | ||
| Amanda Parker | 2011 | Laparoscopic Fellowship | Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX | Private practice | Centennial, CO |
| Nicole Rinewalt | 2011 | Burn/CC | UAMS/ACH, Little Rock, AR | Private practice | Little Rock, AR |
| April Turner | 2011 | Private practice | Little Rock, AR | ||
| Kate Baxter | 2012 | Trauma/CC | Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH | Private practice | Clarksville, AR |
| Mark Cheek | 2012 | Private practice | San Antonio, TX | ||
| Ben Davis | 2012 | Trauma/CC | Oregon Health & Science Univ., Portland, OR | Academic | UAMS, Little Rock, AR |
| Robert Hardister | 2012 | Private practice | Searcy, AR | ||
| Shad Pharaon | 2012 | Trauma/CC | Oregon Health & Science Univ., Portland, OR | Private practice | Vancouver, WA |
| Josh Tolleson | 2013 | Private practice | Jonesboro, AR | ||
| Brad Nesmith | 2013 | Plastics | Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL | Private practice | Gainesville, FL |
| Charles Pierce | 2013 | Plastics | Univ. of Tennessee, Memphis, TN | Private practice | New York City, NY |
| Trey Lyons | 2013 | Vascular | UAMS, Little Rock, AR | Private practice | Mobile, AL |
| Jeff Burford | 2013 | Pediatrics | UAMS/ACH, Little Rock, AR | Academic | UAMS/ACH, Little Rock, AR |
| James Walker | 2014 | Private practice | Little Rock, AR | ||
| Zac Larrimer | 2014 | Private practice | Hot Springs, AR | ||
| Cindy Ghandi | 2014 | Private practice | Little Rock, AR | ||
| Matt Hendrich | 2014 | Vascular | UAMS, Little Rock, AR | Private practice | Jonesboro, AR |
| Mario Rueda | 2014 | Trauma/CC | Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD | Private practice | Mangonia Park, FL |
| Sarah Rose Webster | 2015 | Private practice | Crossett, AR | ||
| Lyle Burdine | 2015 | Transplant | Univ. of California, San Francisco, CA | Academic | UAMS, Little Rock, AR |
| Katherine Glover-Collins | 2015 | Breast | Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO | Academic | Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO |
| Chris Crane | 2015 | Trauma/CC | Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX | Academic | Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX |
| Kyle Kalkwarf | 2016 | Trauma/CC | Univ. of Texas, Houston, TX | Academic | UAMS, Little Rock, AR |
| Richard Betzold | 2016 | Trauma/CC | Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN | Military | Baltimore, MD |
| Lindsey July | 2016 | Military | Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK | ||
| Sue Jiang | 2016 | Private practice | Dallas, TX | ||
| Stephanie Hung | 2016 | Private practice | Sioux Falls, SD | ||
| Karen Lu | 2016 | Trauma/CC | Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA | Private practice | Lewiston, ME |
| Matthew Brown | 2016 | MIS | Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX | Private practice | Searcy, AR |
| Deidre Wyrick | 2017 | Pediatrics; Trauma/CC | UAMS/ACH, Little Rock, AR; Oregon Health & Science Univ., Portland, OR | Academic | UAMS/ACH, Little Rock, AR |
| Rachel Cobos | 2017 | Trauma/CC | Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX | Private practice | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| Christian Simmons | 2017 | Vascular | UAMS, Little Rock, AR | Private practice | Little Rock, AR |
| Anna Privratsky | 2017 | Trauma/CC | UAMS, Little Rock, AR | Academic | UAMS, Little Rock, AR |
| Zach Young | 2017 | Plastics | Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston, SC | Private practice | Little Rock, AR |
| Laura Bradney | 2018 | MIS/Colorectal | Orlando Health/Colon and Rectal Clinic, Orlando, FL | Private practice | North Little Rock, AR |
| Julie Duke | 2018 | Vascular | Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI | Private practice | Marietta, GA |
| Pallavi Kumbla | 2018 | Plastics | Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL | Private practice | Marietta, GA |
| Kara Spinks | 2018 | Private practice | Jackson, MS | ||
| Nolan Bruce | 2019 | Trauma/CC | Univ. of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX | Academic | UAMS, Little Rock, AR |
| Matt Roberts | 2019 | Trauma/CC | UAMS, Little Rock, AR | Academic | UAMS, Little Rock, AR |
| Jacob Carlson | 2019 | Plastics | Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL | Private practice | Southlake, TX |
| Jess Watson | 2019 | Private practice | Jonesboro, AR | ||
| Clay Williams | 2019 | Private practice | Searcy, AR | ||
| Kaitlin Domek | 2020 | Colorectal | Univ. of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT | Private practice | Tulsa, OK |
| Conor Coogan | 2020 | Trauma/CC | Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA | Private practice | New Orleans, LA |
| Andrew Nagy | 2020 | Vascular | UAMS, Little Rock, AR | Private practice | San Antonio, TX |
| Brittany Solis | 2020 | Private practice | Lawrenceville, GA | ||
| Nick Tingquist | 2020 | Cardiothoracic | Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN | Still in training | n/a |
| Thu Ha Nguyen | 2021 | Private Practice | Johnson City, TN | ||
| John Pagteilan | 2021 | Cardiothoracic | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Richard Rairigh | 2021 | Private Practice | Conway, AR | ||
| Joe Savarese | 2021 | Vascular Surgery | UAMS | Little Rock, AR | |
| Sally Schonefeld | 2021 | Vascular Surgery | Cedars-Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Jordan Greer | 2022 | Critical Care | UAMS - LIttle Rock, AR | ||
| Ali Maitland | 2022 | Critical Care | Univ of Texas - San Antonio | ||
| Kelly Poirier | 2022 | Critical Care | Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE | ||
| Jaclyn Vander Schilden | 2022 | Private Practice | North Little Rock, AR | ||
| Garrett Klutts | 2023 | Thoracic Surgery | Baylor Scott & White | Same | Dallas, TX |
| Tamara Osborn | 2023 | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | Univ. of Utah | Same | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Haylie Reed | 2023 | Vascular & Endovascular Surgery | UAMS | Same | Little Rock, AR |
| Whitney Taylor | 2023 | Thoracic Surgery | Allegheny Health Network | Same | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Shannon Zehtaban | 2023 | Private Practice | Little Rock, AR |